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Nevada White Pine County
{{Infobox U.S. County
| county = White Pine County
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| state = Nevada
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| founded year = 1869
| founded date = March 2
| seat = Ely
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| building address = White Pine County Courthouse
602 White Pine White Pine County Courthouse
953 Campton Street; PO Box 659;
Ely, NV 89301-1002
Phone: 775.289.2341
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County Courthouse
White Pine County Courthouse
953 Campton Street; PO Box 659;
Ely, NV 89301-1002
Phone: 775.289.2341
County Clerk has marriage records from 1885,
divorce, probate and court records from 1907
and naturalization records.
County Recorder has land records from 1885. [1]
History
Parent County
1869--White Pine County was created 2 March 1869 from Millard County and Utah Territory. County seat: Ely [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
| Adverse | Eberhardt | Keystone Junction | Mineral City | Ruth |
| Baker | Ely | Kimberly | Minerva | Shermantown |
| Baltimore Mill | Glenn | Lane City | Mosier | Shoshone |
| Calumet | Greens | Lavon | Osceola | Steptoe |
| Cherry Creek | Green Springs | Lund | Pogonip | Stonehouse |
| Copper Flat | Hamilton | Majors Place | Preston | Tippett |
| Douglas | Hogum | McGill | Riepetown | Warm Springs |
| East Ely | Keystone | McGill Junction | Ruppes Place | Willow Grove |
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Listing of graves by name, descriptions, site directions and some pictures for the following cemeteries in White Pine County can be found at Interment.Net:
- Aurum Cemetery
- Mourners Point Cemetery
- Northeast Cherry Creek Cemetery
- Osceola Cemetery
- Southwest Cherry Creek Cemetery
- Treasure City Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
- Ward Isolated Graves (Chapman Grave)
Information for the following cemeteries can be found at White Pine County Cemeteries and Burials:
- Aurum Cemetery
- Black Horse Cemetery
- Cherry Creek Cemetery
- Eberhardt Cemetery
- Egan Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
- Fort Ruby Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
- Lund Cemetery
- Molleson Cemetery
- Muncy Creek Cemetery
- Osceola Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
- Ranch Cemeteries and Outlying Graves
- Schellborne Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
- Treasure City Cemetery
- Unknown Grave Locations
- Ward Cemetery
- White River Cemetery
Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Ely
- Lund
- McGill
- Preston
- Ruth
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Migration
Early migration routes to and from White Pine County, Nevada for emigrant settlers included:
- California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California[3]
- Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah[4]
- Central Overland Trail 1859-1869 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Carson City, Nevada (and usually on to northern California)[5]
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
2,309 marriages from 30 Jul 1876 to 22 Apr 1959 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.
Societies and Libraries
White Pine Historical Society
White Pine County Museum
2000 Aultman St.
Ely, Nevada 89301
775-289-4710
www.wpmuseum.org
White Pine County Library
950 Campton Street
Ely, Nevada 89301
Telephone: 775-289-3737
http://www.clan.lib.nv.us/polpac/library/clan/white/library.htm
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), White Pine County, Oregon page 443, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ "Oregon California Trails Association" at http://octatrails.micromaps.com/ (accessed 18 July 2011).
- ↑ "The Pioneer Story: The Mormon Pioneer Trail" in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at http://lds.org/gospellibrary/pioneer/pioneerstory.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Central Overland Route" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Overland_Route (accessed 13 September 2011).
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